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After several high-profile arrests for insider trading, the head of the rich yet beleaguered SAC hedge fund may call it quits to avoid jail time.Be the first to comment
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In response to shares of Anadarko Petroleum trading as low as a penny last week, Themis Trading raises questions to Anadarko about the stock's rapid descent in the context of the current market structure.
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On the anniversary of its founding, the New York Stock Exchange shows signs of strength in an uncertain world.
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CFTC commissioners compromised on key rules that now require asset managers to contact two banks for prices on derivatives, rather than five, which was opposed by banks and lobbyists.
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While lawmakers and regulators take a long hard look at high-frequency trading, the firms that trade near the speed of light are donating money like never before.
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The emphasis on speed, order protection, and technology that Regulation NMS brought to U.S. equities is analyzed in an indepth report by Tabb Group, which says it's time to debate the rule's effectiveness.
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Wall Street firms like Goldman Sachs could look to reduce their reliance on the dominant data and analytics terminal in response to the firms' reporters being allowed to spy on customer data.
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As we move headlong into a world driven by instantaneous news cycles, firms should take a step back to evaluate risks and set controls to prevent uncontrolled proliferation.
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Buy side firms preparing for mandatory swaps clearing need to finalize selections of CCP and FCMs as well as onboard clients and test systems by June 10 deadline, according to Woodbine Associates' whitepaper.
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After Goldman Sachs discovered that Bloomberg journos were keeping track of their viewing habits over their Bloomberg terminals, traders have some decisions to make about the company that provides their market data, trading tools, IM and more.
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Many financial reporters spoke about the market's vulnerability in the wake of the Associated Press Twitter hack, but the real story should have been the market's resiliency, as benchmarks returned right to where they were before the rogue report hit.
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There's a lot of buzz around the role of the data scientist, which is wrapped up with Big Data and developing new approaches for analysis of financial markets.
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While it’s been a long time coming, we are glad to finally see that the SEC has decided to get more involved in exchange regulation.
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She took a job with rival Goldman Sachs and allegedly e-mailed customer files to herself. And now CS wants to stop her. Can they?
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The European electronic fixed income marketplace will allow the buy side to directly access prices and execute European and U.S. government, agency, mortgage, and corporate bonds with major dealers.
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As traders look for the fastest way to trade, one connectivity provider may have an answer: Sending data and trade orders via microwaves. So, what happens when it rains?
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While not as significant as bubbles in the housing market or Internet tech sector, the recent examples of bubbles in gold, Bitcoin and carbon are worth studying from a risk management perspective.
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Three years later since that catastrophic event, exchanges have eliminated stub quotes and implemented safe guards such as limit-up/limit down. But there's inertia on many other issues.
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In a world where trading alpha creates a competitive advantage, trading skills and acumen may be king, but trading tools are the great enabler and equalizer.
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The industry-owned utility is asking a federal court to overturn the CFTC's approval of rules allowing CME and ICE to run SDRs.
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Regulation of dark pool trading in Europe is still in progress, with equity investors closely watching actions by the European Commission, European Parliament and the Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
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Distinguishing between "dark and lit" trading venues in strategy discussions must consider the order size because small trades parsed algorithmically across venues have a different impact on information leakage than block trades.
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Like an addict chasing the next high while evading their family, the police and reality, high frequency traders are in a similar state of denial.
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Binary options can have a positive impact on a variety of markets, though they might be misunderstood by regulators.
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Wall Street isn't the only place the the next con man could be hiding; academia and other industries can also fall victim to data manipulation.
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